St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-06
HOT-HEADED PARISIANS.
They Engage in Anti-German
Demonstrations OF a Violent
Nnfuna

They Engage in Anti-German
Demonstrations OF a Violent
Nature.
LONDON, May 5.-The Telegraph de-
ScribeS the anti-German demonstration
in Paris last Tuesday evening as serious.
1t says the mob inathes neighborhood of
the Eden theater, where Wagner's ''Loh-
engrin'' was being performed, shouted:
"A bas L'Allemagne down with Ger
many. "Vive la France" ga Berlin"
ION to Berlin). "a bas Bismarck Down
with BlSmarck). "Give lis back our
clocks" referring TO StraSburg. Last
evening the demonstration was renewed.
A mob composed of students and gamins
marched about shouting. They halted
in front of the Army and Navy club, and
there cried out: "Vive la armee Fran
caise;" "Vive B0ulanger; a Berlin"
Another mob went to the building occu-
..Viye la France" "Vive la Russie."
The leaders of this COB then proposed
to their followers to march to the Ger
man embassy. The mob proceeded in
the direction of the Place de la Con-
corde, singing the air ''Lampions" to
the words of the song "NOS Pendules."
but it was stopped by the police and
turned away before it could reach the
German embassy. The mob then re-
turned to the Place de la Opery and
then gradually dispersed. The man
ager OF the Eden theatre has decided to
suspend the performance of 'Lohen-
grim and of other productions of Wag-
ner III that place OF amusement.
TO BE PROSECUTED.
PARIS, May 5.-The government has
decided to prosecute the publishers of
the paper La Revancke for publishing
an article entitled, "DOwn With the
Germans" and calculated to arouse a
pie against Germany. Anti-German
demonstrations continue to be made in
various sections of this city. A pro-
cession carrying banner inscribed ITO
Berlin" to-day marched to the Palace of
the ElySee, the residence of President
Grevy, where it was dispersed by the
police. Twelve of the persons who took
prominent parts in this demonstration
were arrested.
THIS EVENING
the Place de L'Opera and Rue Auber
were more crowded than usual. At 9
p. m. a crowd of youths and
boys proceeded to the Eden the
ater singing and shouting. The police,
aSSiSGcu ny ram, speedily dispersed
the crowd. Several of the nOiSier mem-
bers were arrested. The government,
having learned that the Strasburg
statue was to be the rendezvous for the
students, patriots and Bonapartists, had
strong guards of police stationed in the
vicinity. Guards were also placed
around the German embassy, the
outer portal of which was kept closed.
the attaches of the embassy
having professed to feel alarm. The
prisoners are almost all youths under 20
years of age. The newspapers, with in
significant exceptions, condemn the out
cry against Wagner, and blame the po-
lice for weakness in failing to stop the
proceedings of the rowdies. Some of
the papers deprecate the withdrawal
of "Lohengrin." Liberte says: "The
Rioters are disgrace to France, and
dishonor to Paris. Such demonstrations
merit contempt rather than anger.
Such patriotism is false and disastrous
to art" The Lanterne urges the govern
ment to discover who paid the organiz-
ers of the row and regrets that the gov
ernment allowed the production of
"Lohengrin" so soon after the Schnae-
bel affrir.